belly-lands

verb

present tense third-person singular of belly-land
as in touches down

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  1. touches down
  2. lights
  3. lands
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  • Downtown Elgin goes otherworldly from Saturday when the third annual Area 22 Arts, Crafts + Oddities Fair touches down on Riverside Drive.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Shared finances may need a closer look, especially as the solar eclipse in Leo touches down on your eighth house of intimate affairs, mergers and transformation.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of touches down
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  • The analysis asserts that spark that lights the fire sale probably won’t emerge from European markets, but that’s not saying much.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mereu’s sure hand with his actors is a saving grace, with Perrone and Maenza particularly well-cast, and DP Francesco Piras lights them to perfection while being in perfect synch with the director’s reverence for the natural world.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lights
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  • Some pups happily eat just about anything that lands within nose range.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The note likely refers to the helipad construction on the South Lawn, where the presidential helicopter normally lands and takes off.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Belly-lands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly-lands. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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